Senior Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Our client requires a Project Manager on a 6-month contract, who will lead the Project Team, which will often include Managers for specific Workstreams e.g., the IS Project Manager, Testing Lead, Change Lead etc. The Project Manager will manage the Workstream Leads for those workstreams within the Project.  The project manager will also be required to work with the clients’ various BU and System Integrator project teams and resources.

POSITION INFO:

Responsibilities:

The Project Manager will:

• Identify the Project Team (including the key Stakeholders)
• Define the Project Organisation (the structure of the Project, the arrangements for its Governance, and the Controls that will be used to manage it)
• Define or confirm, and gain agreement to the Scope of the Project
• Prepare and maintain the Project Plan
• Prepare and maintain the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (if the Project is part of a Programme, this might be developed and managed at programme level)
• Prepare the Communications and Strategy and Plan (ditto)
• Adhere to the clients’ project delivery methodology and processes, which maybe a combination of the clients’ gated delivery process and / or the Central Boost project delivery processes
• Approve Workstream Plans and manage dependencies between workstreams
• Manage the Project in accordance with the project governance requirements
• Manage the project JIRA board, risks, and issues logs
• Ensure adherence to the regulatory requirements e.g., POPI compliance
• Direct the Workstream Leads relating to their activities linked to the overall Project Plan and the specific sprints
• Generate all project reporting using the clients’ approved PPM Toolsets
• Manage Risks for which s/he is identified as the Risk Owner
• Resolve Issues for which s/he is identified as the Issue Owner
• Facilitate the approval of change requests in consultation with the Business and relevant workstream managers and / or Central Boost governance boards as required
• Provide recommendations to the Project Sponsor (and Programme Manager where relevant) as to readiness for Project launches (ensuring alignment to the clients’ go to market requirements), and work with the Business Owner to develop and implement transition plans for the adoption of project deliverables by the business
• Support the Programme Manager (where relevant) in his/her management of the Programme
• Ensure that Project Reviews are carried out after each Project launch and that lessons learned are fed back into the Programme (where relevant) and disseminated to those in within the company who need to know
• Facilitate the interactions and working relationship amongst the various key role-players being Central Boost, Oracle, and the clients’ SA teams

Experience required:

• The Project Manager should have at least 7 years’ experience in project management, including at least 4 years as the Project Manager for major, complex, cross cutting, IS-enabled projects.
• Project management of any ERP or Cloud related projects will be an advantage
• The Project Manager will have a core degree in an appropriate discipline from a recognised institution and be a member of an appropriate professional institution. PMP or PRINCE2 practitioner certification is mandatory.  Agile project management certification is advantageous.
• The Project Manager should have a high-level understanding of the streams under Business Enablement, which includes data, testing, change / adoption management, and governance risk and compliance.

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